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hardy-iglu is a test release build from the sources available in the LinuxMCE-0804 branch of SVN.  It is missing several components of which the sources are not publicly available.

==Versions available==

The currently available version is alpha0, which is broken in numerous ways.  This release was only intended to see if the installer works, and perhaps to provide a base for further development.  

===alpha0===

The alpha0 release is broken pretty badly and definately not suited for actual use.  This release is only available as a CD installer for the i386 platform, note that one of the ISO images is currently to big to fit on a CD.  

The Iglu ISO images can currently be downloaded from one of [[User:Zaerc|Zaerc]]'s personal servers (please note that this server is not intended for massive downloading, and will likely be replaced with a torrent if this uses up to much resources).
* [http://penemue.zaerc.com/linuxmce/isos/Iglu-0804_alpha0.i386.CD1.iso Iglu-0804_alpha0.i386.CD1.iso]
* [http://penemue.zaerc.com/linuxmce/isos/Iglu-0804_alpha0.i386.CD2.iso Iglu-0804_alpha0.i386.CD2.iso]
* [http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/releases/kubuntu/hardy/kubuntu-8.04-desktop-i386.iso kubuntu-8.04-desktop-i386.iso]
You should also check at least the MD5Sums of the Iglu images and compare them to the ones listed in this file: [http://penemue.zaerc.com/linuxmce/isos/000_MD5SUMS.txt 000_MD5SUMS.txt]
====Installation====

It needs to be installed on a clean ('''not''' upgraded!) [http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/releases/kubuntu/hardy/ Kubuntu-8.04] desktop install ('''not''' 8.04.1!), and there are 2 packages (do not install or upgrade any others) that need to be installed before the lmce installer can be run sucessfully, like this:
 apt-get update
 apt-get install dpkg-dev msttcorefonts
Other then that, the instructions of the regular [[Installation Guide]] apply, except for the versions used.

In a nutshell: 
#Install Kubutu-8.04 desktop from the live-CD.
#Install the dpkg-dev and msttcorefonts packages in advance as shown above.
#Copy the 3 ISOs (Iglu-0804_alpha0.i386.CD1.iso, Iglu-0804_alpha0.i386.CD2.iso and kubuntu-8.04-desktop-i386.iso) over to the fresh Kubuntu-8.04 desktop install.
#Mount Iglu-0804_alpha0.i386.CD1.iso, install the mce-installer_2.0.1-1_i386.deb package and unmount the ISO again.
#Run the installer by clicking the icon on the desktop, when it asks for the CDs simply point it at the corresponding ISO instead.
#Walk away and check back in an hour or so.

====Post-install====

After the install has finished edit the ''sources.list'' file to look something like this:
 deb file:/usr/pluto/deb-cache/ ./
 
 deb <nowiki>http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/</nowiki> hardy  main restricted multiverse universe
 deb <nowiki>http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/</nowiki> hardy-security  main restricted multiverse universe
 deb <nowiki>http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/</nowiki> hardy-updates  main restricted multiverse universe
 
 deb <nowiki>http://packages.medibuntu.org/</nowiki> hardy free non-free
 deb <nowiki>http://debian.slimdevices.com/</nowiki> stable main

Note that you may have a different ubuntu mirror then ''nl.archive.ubuntu.com'' that is probably more suitable, depending on what you chose during the installation of Kubuntu-8.04 of course.
After modifying the ''sources.list'' file run the following commands:
 wget -q <nowiki>http://packages.medibuntu.org/medibuntu-key.gpg</nowiki> -O- | apt-key add -
 apt-get update

The installer also breaks the ''/etc/init.d/mysql'' script, it now fails to stop the database without generating an error.  This can be corrected by commenting out the line containing "linuxmce", here's an easy way to do just that:
 sed '/linuxmce/s/^.*$/#&/' -i /etc/init.d/mysql

The "distribution variable" is incorrectly set to the value for Gutsy, correct it by running the following command:
 sed 's/PK_Distro = [0-9]*/PK_Distro = 16/' -i /etc/pluto.conf

Next you might want to [[Hardy-iglu#Updates|update]] your system as described below.

====Known problems====

Please add all the issues you can find below, and/or add your name to the list of people confirming (simply sign it with <nowiki>~~~</nowiki>).

=====General issues=====
======Missing button graphics======
*Several buttons appear to be missing in the setup wizard, probaly just one or more missing graphics.
Confirmed by: [[User:Zaerc|Zaerc]]
======Add software list======
*The "Add Software" list is empty, this probably needs to be filled somewhere, see also "workarounds" below.
Confirmed by: [[User:Zaerc|Zaerc]]
======Junk in sources.list======
*There are entries for old repositories that keep being added to the sources.list, needs further investigation.
Confirmed by: [[User:Zaerc|Zaerc]]
======Telecom (fixed)======
*<s>Asterisk apparently fails to run (without even giving a proper error).</s> see [[User:hgait|hgait]]'s [[Hardy-iglu#Telecom|fix below]].
Confirmed by: [[User:Zaerc|Zaerc]]
======Missing mobile-orbiter binaries======
*Sending the MobileOrbiter software to the phone fails as the binaries weren't build, however it does work if the orbiter was already installed on the phone by a previous version of lmce.
Confirmed by: [[User:Zaerc|Zaerc]]
======LIRC======
*LIRC is not working (the patched replacement packages need updating to a later version, see updates below). 
Confirmed by: [[User:hgait|hgait]]

=====UI1 related=====
======Missing button graphics======
*Several graphics for buttons ("Remote", "Options" and "Play All") are missing from the video file list screen.
Confirmed by: [[User:Zaerc|Zaerc]]

=====UI2 related=====
======Media Playback======
*Playback issue where the video is only visible when the UI is on-screen
Confirmed by: [[User:Zaerc|Zaerc]]

====Workarounds and fixes====

=====Installing libdvdcss and/or w32codecs=====
After following the [[Hardy-iglu#Post-install|post-install]] instructions, these can easily be installed manually.
 apt-get update
 apt-get install libdvdcss2 #if you want libdvdcss
 apt-get install w32codecs #if you want the w32codecs

Confirmed by: 

=====External Media Identifier=====
The External Media Identifier fails to start, this is because it wasn't build as the sources are not available, however it can be installed successfully using the 0710 "id-my-disc_1.8.ub0710_i386.deb" package.  After doing the [[Hardy-iglu#Updates|Updates]] listed below, it can conveniently be installed with apt-get (or even with the adept package manager on the KDE Desktop).  
 apt-get install id-my-disc
Alternatively the External Media Identifier can be turned off by disabling it in the web-admin's "devices tree".

Confirmed by: [[User:tkmedia|tkmedia]], [[User:Zaerc|Zaerc]]

=====Telecom=====
Asterisk can be fixed by adding a few directives to the ''/etc/asterisk/modules.conf'' file, you can either edit the file directly, or use the following command:
 cat >>/etc/asterisk/modules.conf <<EOF
 
 noload => app_directory_odbc.so
 noload => app_voicemail_odbc.so
 noload => app_voicemail_imap.so
 
 EOF
Unsure if this is needed (but it was on [[User:Zaerc|Zaerc]]'s system), change ownership of asterisk's config files:
  chown asterisk: -R /etc/asterisk

Confirmed by: [[User:hgait|hgait]], [[User:Zaerc|Zaerc]]

=====VDR=====
Some updated VDR packages have been built manually, which are available after performing the update (see below).  Apart from following the regular [[VDR|VDR instructions]], ([[User:Zaerc|Zaerc]] also had to) create a directory with proper permissions as follows:
 mkdir -p /home/public/data/VDRTV/video.00
 chown vdr /home/public/data/VDRTV/video.00
 chmod g+w /home/public/data/VDRTV/video.00
Afterwards (re)start VDR with
 /etc/init.d/vdr restart

Confirmed by: [[User:Zaerc|Zaerc]]

====Confirmed Working====

*The mce-installer.
Confirmed by: [[User:Zaerc|Zaerc]]
*The flickr photo screen saver.
Confirmed by: [[User:Zaerc|Zaerc]]
*Diskless [[Media Director]].
Confirmed by: [[User:Zaerc|Zaerc]]  (automatic setup of i386 MD, after update below)
*The Symbian-60(v2) Mobile-Orbiter, ''provided that the software was already installed on the device by a previous version of lmce.''
Confirmed by: [[User:Zaerc|Zaerc]]
*[[gc100]].
Confirmed by: [[User:Zaerc|Zaerc]]  (older firmware that requires manual setup)
*[[CM11]].
Confirmed by: [[User:Zaerc|Zaerc]]
*KDE Desktop.
Confirmed by: [[User:Zaerc|Zaerc]]
*Mythtv works in a fashion still testing more 
Confirmed By [[User:hgait|hgait]]

====Updates====

There are updated packages available, add these lines to your ''/etc/apt/sources.list'' file:
 deb <nowiki>http://penemue.zaerc.com/linuxmce/</nowiki> hardy-iglu  universe multiverse
 deb <nowiki>http://penemue.zaerc.com/linuxmce/</nowiki> hardy-iglu-updates  universe

By default the mce-installer pins the system to a certain version in order to block upgrades, this needs to be undone with the following command:
 mv /etc/apt/preferences /etc/apt/preferences.save

Then you can update your system to the latest version of hardy using the following commands:
 apt-get update
 apt-get -y upgrade
 dpkg -l zaptel-modules >/dev/null 2>&1 && apt-get install -y zaptel-modules-2.6.24-21-generic
 dpkg -l alsa-modules >/dev/null 2>&1 && apt-get install -y alsa-modules-2.6.24-21-generic
 reboot

Alternatively it should be possible to use a graphical package manager like KDE's adept, which can be installed as followed:
 apt-get install -y adept

To update the basis used to create the diskless [[Media Directors]] (''PlutoMD-i386.tar.bz2''), run the following commands on your updated system:
 /usr/pluto/bin/Diskless_BuildDefaultImage.sh
 /usr/pluto/bin/Diskless_CreateTBZ.sh
Be patient this can take quite a while.

=====Issues addressed=====
* Modules for newer kernel version (2.6.24-19-generic).
* Subtitles crashing Xine_Player [issue [http://mantis.linuxmce.org/view.php?id=4200 #4200]].
* Patched LIRC updated to version 0.8.3~pre1-0ubuntu7.1+lmce2 (corresponding with hardy-update's).
* Manually built VDR packages included now.
* Updated web-admin including the fixes from [[User:Jondecker76|Jondecker76]] and [[User:Malard|Malard]].
* Updated the proxy orbiter to include [[User:Tschak909|Tschak909]]'s push-fix for the Cisco 7970.